What do people talk about? Apart from something current in the news, like Ebola at the moment of this writing, doubtless the favorite subject of most persons is themselves and their doings. This is so much the case that another … Continue reading
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Mother Marija Benedykta, a Foundress With a Passion
Aleteia: Poisoning, arson, an intrepid religious sister making her way into the former Soviet Union — it sounds like the plot of a box office thriller, rather than the makings of a reformed religious order. But the story of the fledgling Paulicrucian … Continue reading
Saint Benedict Center Novena Schedule
Our Yearly Novena Schedule When he founded the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Father Leonard Feeney intentionally established a simple devotional life for members of his foundation. Because his was to be an active Order, not primarily contemplative, … Continue reading
China: Obama Adm ‘Outraged’ Over Life Sentence for Moslem Separatist
Where is the outrage; where was the outrage, from US State Department, for the thousands of Catholics, priests and bishops, sentenced to life imprisonment in China over the past fifty years? Where is the outrage for those “missing” clergy and … Continue reading
Nigeria:100,000 Catholics Flee from Boko Haram Terrorists
Catholic Culture: As the Islamist militant organization Boko Haram gains ground in northeastern Nigeria, over 90,000 Catholics have fled their homes, Bishop Oliver Doeme of Maidiguri told the Fides news agency. “Boko Haram is determined to eliminate every sign of … Continue reading
OK Governor Blasts NYC Satanists Bringing Their ‘Filth’ to Oklahoma
The Christian Post: “It may be protected by the First Amendment,” Governor Mary Fallin said, “but that doesn’t mean we can’t condemn it in the strongest terms possible for the moral outrage which it is. It is shocking and disgusting … Continue reading
Holy See Approves ‘International Association of Exorcists’
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Exorcists now have a legal weapon at their disposal. The Vatican has formally recognized the International Association of Exorcists, a group of 250 priests in 30 countries who liberate the faithful from demons. The Vatican newspaper … Continue reading
Iraq:Terrorists Have Forced All Christians to Flee Mosul
Zenit: A graphic account of the Islamist take-over of Mosul and the people’s desperate struggle to flee to safety has come from the city’s Chaldean bishop. Speaking today to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, Archbishop Amel Nona … Continue reading
Debating With Liberals: Why This Is Often A Treadmill To Nowhere
Debating with liberals can be an intense experience and most frustrating indeed. We might turn red-faced, increase the tone of our voice, and repeat or rephrase a point in order to make evident that which to us seems to be … Continue reading
Dissident Feminist ‘Theologian’ Praised by Cardinal Kasper
Rorate Caeli: Cardinal Kasper’s public endorsement of Elizabeth Johnson is very significant as she is one of the very few theologians ever to have a book publicly censured (in 2011) by the Committee on Doctrine of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. The … Continue reading
Introduction to Apologetics
Apologetics is a Greek word compounded from apo and logos, meaning “to give a reason for.” St. Peter uses it in his first epistle: “But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that … Continue reading
USCCB Won’t Take a Stand Against Abortion Friendly Girl Scouts Org
Catholic News Service: Responding to concerns about Catholic involvement with Girl Scouts, a U.S. bishops’ committee released key points from its dialogue with Girl Scout leaders outlining major concerns of church leaders and the national organization’s responses. The aim of the … Continue reading
The Root of All Evil Is the Root of All Evil
My news item from yesterday on the incredible gap that has widened under President Obama between the rich and the poor received the following criticism. I am impelled to give it a very brief reply. If I upset the defenders … Continue reading
Prayers for Cardinal George Whose Cancer Has Re-Activated
The Cardinal’s Column, Catholic New World: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Pope Francis, in his Lenten Message for 2014, writes about Gospel poverty. Poverty, he explains is a way of being one with Christ, who “became poor, so that … Continue reading
February 6, 1934: A Royalist Last Stand
February 6 is a date that means nothing to Americans but it is the anniversary of one of the most memorable events in modern French history, an event with repercussions not merely for the French but other peoples belonging to … Continue reading
